How do both safety manager and worker select the “best” earplug for the job?

Would you be ready in a disaster or emergency situation to guide your employees to safety, even if back-up power systems failed?

Last month I discussed the current market for occupational safety and health jobs, and how the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) recently released National Assessment of the Occupational Safety and Health Workforce1 miscalculated supply and demand figures.

For many years, organization development (OD) interventions focused mainly on incremental, localized adjustments, tweaks to the functioning of the organization.

Approximately 2,000 people in the U.S. are treated each year for severe arc-flash burn injuries, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Glove wearing is one of the most effective industrial injury prevention programs.

The scenario is all too common: an employee makes a critical misstep in his day-to-day duties that leads to a serious injury.

As soldiers return from active combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, both the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Administration (VA) have seen a significant increase in hearing damage, tinnitus and hearing loss compensation claims of active-duty soldiers and veterans — to the tune of $1.1 billion.